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The kcc at
the Abbatiale de St.Sauve, Montreuil
September 2006
Alan
Vincent founded Kent Chamber Choir
in 1983. With some six concerts a year
we bring high quality choral singing to
towns and villages throughout Kent,
occasionally elsewhere in the UK and
abroad. Drawing on membership of forty
or so singers our repertoire ranges from
simple miniatures to complex music for
two or more choirs. We programme all
kinds of sacred music from the 15th
to the 21st centuries and
often include a diverse mix of secular
items. We also like to perform with
young musicians. Although much of what
we sing is unaccompanied, a large-scale
work with orchestra is a regular
feature.Many of our concerts are in
support of local charities. Over the
years we have raised thousands of pounds
for good causes such as Kent Music
Bursary Fund, and have recently set up
the Kath Topping Award for Vocal Studies
which gives financial assistance to
talented young singers.
The new recording from the KCC
is now available.
A
new CD, containing twenty tracks and
recorded over 2 days in June and September
2012 is now available for limited
distribution among friends of the choir.
It is the culmination of months of hard
work by Alan Vincent and the choir, and
shows the diversity of music for which the
KCC is renowned.
For
further information and audio clips of the
songs, click here
The Kath Topping Award for
Vocal Studies 2013.
Each year the choir awards a bursary
of £500 to a promising young singer from
Kent, in memory of Kath Topping, a former
member of the choir who died suddenly in
2002. The award for 2012 has been shared
between two very promising young singers,
Tabitha Reynolds, a mezzo soprano who has
a scholarship to study singing at the
Royal Academy of Music, and baritone Jack
Holton who has a place at the Guildhall
School of music. We wish them both well at
college and in their future careers.
For any singers
who are interested in applying for the
2013 award:
For further
information please click here
For an
application form please click here
Harry
Christophers
We are very glad to hear
that Harry Christophers has been awarded
the CBE in the queen's birthday honours
list 2012. Harry has recently become a
patron of the KCC, joining Dame Emma
Kirkby, who has been a long standing
patron and has performed with the choir on
a number of occasions. Although Harry's
musical achievements are numerous, he is
perhaps best known for being the founder
and director of "The Sixteen" which is
gaining a great reputation for its
interpretation of Renaissance, Baroque and
twentieth century music.
Friends
of the Kent Chamber Choir
For regular concert-goers an annual
subscription will get tickets to all of
our concerts at preferential rates and
copies of the termly choir news. For
details go to the friends
page
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